Committee Notice Requirements

Homeowners Associations

For HOA's 720.303 (2) provides that Board meetings must be properly noticed and open to attendance by all members. Those requirements also apply to committees as follows:

720.303(2) . . . . "This subsection also applies to the meetings of any committee or other similar body, when a final decision will be made regarding the expenditure of association funds, and to any body vested with the power to approve or disapprove architectural decisions with respect to a specific parcel of residential property owned by a member of the community."

So only committees that have the power to make ARC decisions or final decisions regarding spending Association funds must be noticed and open to members. All other committees meetings do not have to be noticed or open to members.

Condominium Associations

For Condos: 718.112(c) provides that Board meetings must be properly noticed and open to attendance by all members. Those requirements also apply to committees as follows:

"Meetings of a committee to take final action on behalf of the board or make recommendations to the board regarding the association budget are subject to the provisions of this paragraph. Meetings of a committee that does not take final action on behalf of the board or make recommendations to the board regarding the association budget are subject to the provisions of this section, unless those meetings are exempted from this section by the bylaws of the association."

So for Condos if the committee makes budget recommendations or that takes final action it must be noticed just like a Board meeting and open to members. All other committees do not have to be noticed and open to members IF the Bylaws exempt them. You need to check the Condo Bylaws to see if other committees are exempted from the notice requirements. Most Bylaws provide do provide for this.

*This is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be specific legal advice for a particular situation.

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